Engineers and Inventors of the Renaissance

The atlas holds 6 people and 95 moments here, from 1400 to 1600. The most recorded lives are Christopher Columbus, Leonardo da Vinci and Johannes Gutenberg.

Notable people

  1. Christopher Columbus

    from 1451 to 1506

    29 moments here

    Genoese navigator who completed four Castilian-sponsored Atlantic expeditions between 1492 and 1504.…

  2. Leonardo da Vinci

    from 1452 to 1519

    27 moments here

    Italian Renaissance painter, draftsman, engineer, architect, anatomist, and natural philosopher.…

  3. Johannes Gutenberg

    from 1400 to 1468

    13 moments here

    German inventor and craftsman associated with the development of European movable-type printing.…

  4. Galileo Galilei

    from 1564 to 1592

    10 moments here

    Italian astronomer, physicist, engineer, mathematician, and natural philosopher. Born in Pisa, Galileo was educated in Tuscany, taught mathematics at…

  5. Johannes Kepler

    from 1571 to 1600

    8 moments here

    German astronomer, mathematician, astrologer, natural philosopher, and music theorist. Kepler’s documented life moved from Württemberg schooling…

  6. Jacques Cartier

    from 1491 to 1557

    8 moments here

    French navigator and explorer from Saint-Malo whose three Atlantic voyages of 1534, 1535–1536, and 1541–1542 surveyed the Gulf and River of Saint…

Moments

  1. 1400 Birth in Mainz Johannes Gutenberg
  2. 1411 First family departure from Mainz Johannes Gutenberg
  3. 1413 Second family departure from Mainz Johannes Gutenberg
  4. 1434 Documented stay in Strasbourg begins Johannes Gutenberg
  5. 1437 Gemstone instruction at St. Arbogast Johannes Gutenberg
  6. 1438 Pilgrimage-mirror enterprise in Strasbourg Johannes Gutenberg
  7. 1444 Final documented Strasbourg presence Johannes Gutenberg
  8. 1448 Confirmed return to Mainz Johannes Gutenberg
  9. 1450 Printing workshop at Hof zum Humbrecht Johannes Gutenberg
  10. 1451 Born in Genoa Christopher Columbus
  11. 1452 Born near Vinci Leonardo da Vinci
  12. 1462 Expulsion from Mainz during the Diocesan Feud Johannes Gutenberg
  13. 1465 Residence at Algesheimer Hof Johannes Gutenberg
  14. 1468 Death at Algesheimer Hof Johannes Gutenberg
  15. 1468 Burial in the Franciscan church Johannes Gutenberg
  16. 1469 Moves to Florence Leonardo da Vinci
  17. 1470 Family relocates to Savona Christopher Columbus
  18. 1476 Shipwrecked near Lagos Christopher Columbus
  19. 1477 Establishes himself in Lisbon Christopher Columbus
  20. 1477 Returns from Galway to Lisbon Christopher Columbus
  21. 1478 Witnesses a contract in Vinci Leonardo da Vinci
  22. 1482 Moves to the Sforza court Leonardo da Vinci
  23. 1487 Stays at Córdoba Christopher Columbus
  24. 1490 Consults at Pavia Cathedral Leonardo da Vinci
  25. 1491 Retreats to La Rábida Christopher Columbus
  26. 1491 Birth at Saint-Malo Jacques Cartier
  27. 1492 Waits at the Granada campaign camp Christopher Columbus
  28. 1492 Signs the Santa Fe agreement Christopher Columbus
  29. 1492 Attends reading of the Palos order Christopher Columbus
  30. 1492 Departs Palos on the first voyage Christopher Columbus
  31. 1493 Reports to the monarchs in Barcelona Christopher Columbus
  32. 1493 Meets John II at Vale do Paraíso Christopher Columbus
  33. 1493 Reaches Lisbon in a storm Christopher Columbus
  34. 1493 Returns to Palos Christopher Columbus
  35. 1493 Departs Cádiz on the second voyage Christopher Columbus
  36. 1495 Paints The Last Supper Leonardo da Vinci
  37. 1496 Disembarks at Cádiz Christopher Columbus
  38. 1498 Departs Sanlúcar on the third voyage Christopher Columbus
  39. 1500 Flees to Venice Leonardo da Vinci
  40. 1500 Returns to Florence Leonardo da Vinci
  41. 1500 Stays in Bologna Leonardo da Vinci
  42. 1500 Arrives in Cádiz as a prisoner Christopher Columbus
  43. 1500 Appears before the monarchs at the Alhambra Christopher Columbus
  44. 1502 Continues to Pesaro Leonardo da Vinci
  45. 1502 Inspects Urbino Leonardo da Vinci
  46. 1502 Writes from Seville Christopher Columbus
  47. 1502 Departs Cádiz on the fourth voyage Christopher Columbus
  48. 1502 Arrives in Cesena Leonardo da Vinci
  49. 1502 Observes Rimini's fountain Leonardo da Vinci
  50. 1502 Visits Santa Maria del Monte Leonardo da Vinci

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